Lori Alexander is represented by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (www.andreabrownlit.com). Her first picture book, BACKHOE JOE, rolled out in 2014 from HarperCollins. ALL IN A DROP, a chapter book biography of scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek, released 2019 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and was selected as a Sibert Honor Book. A SPORTING CHANCE, the biography of Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympics, released in April, 2020 (Clarion) and was named a Kirkus Best Book. FUTURE BABY, a board book series from Scholastic, launched in 2019 with FUTURE ASTRONAUT, FUTURE ENGINEER, FUTURE PRESIDENT, and FUTURE DOCTOR. New releases include MINI MIGHTY SWEEPS (Harper), WHAT'S A GERM, JOSEPH LISTER? (Clarion), and CACTUS QUEEN (Calkins Creek).